Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette
Major General Marquis Gilbert de Lafayette is a statue in the southeast corner of Lafayette Square, in Washington, D.C., near the intersection of Pennsylvania Avenue and Madison Place, across the street from the White House.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Work of art
- Artwork type: statue
- Description: artwork by Alexandre Falguière
- Also known as: “Major General Lafayette”, “Major General Marquis Gilbert de Lafayette”, and “Major General Marquis Gilbert De Lafayette”
- Roof shape: flat
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include National Mall and The Oval Office.
National Mall
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The National Mall, a national park, is a famous 2-mile-long tree-lined, pedestrian-friendly boulevard in Washington, D.C. stretching from the Capitol Building in the east to the Lincoln Memorial and Potomac River on the west.
The Oval Office
Government office
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The Oval Office is the formal working space of the president of the United States at the White House in Washington, D.C. Part of the Executive Office of the President, it is located at the southeast corner of the West Wing. The Oval Office is situated 830 feet southwest of Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette.
Washington Monument
Photo: Greyfiveys, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Washington Monument is a 555-foot tall obelisk on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., built to commemorate George Washington, a Founding Father of the United States and the nation's first president. Washington Monument is situated 3,500 feet south of Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Downtown and Golden Triangle.
Downtown
Suburb
Photo: Kurt Kaiser, CC0.
Downtown is the central business district of Washington, D.C., located in Northwest D.C. It is the third largest central business district in the United States.
Golden Triangle
Neighborhood
The Golden Triangle is a neighborhood and business improvement district in Washington, D.C. Covering 43 blocks, it encompasses the western part of Washington's central business district, running from the front yard of the White House's north side to Dupont Circle and from 16th Street NW to 21st Street NW and including sections of K Street and Connecticut Avenue.
East End
Photo: AgnosticPreachersKid, CC BY-SA 3.0.
East End is D.C.'s old downtown quarter, east of 15th St, and includes the neighborhoods of Chinatown, Penn Quarter, Judiciary Square, and Mount Vernon Square. Most D.C. natives simply call this area Downtown.
Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette
- Categories: sculpture, tourism, historic site, and memorial
- Location: Washington, D.C., Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
38.89902° or 38° 53′ 57″ northLongitude
-77.03538° or 77° 2′ 7″ westElevation
52 feet (16 metres)Inception
1891Height
23 feet (7 metres)Open location code
87C4VXX7+JROpenStreetMap ID
way 257934462OpenStreetMap feature
historic=memorialOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=artworkOpenStreetMap attribute
artwork_type=statueOpenStreetMap attribute
roof-shape=flatWikidata ID
Q6738081
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In Other Languages
From French to Western Panjabi—“Statue of the Marquis de Lafayette” goes by many names.
- French: “Major General Marquis Gilbert de Lafayette”
- Russian: “Генерал-Майор Маркиз Жильбер де Лафайет”
- Russian: “Памятник Жильберу де Лафайету”
- Spanish: “Estatua del Marqués de Lafayette (Washington D. C.)”
- Spanish: “Estatua del Marqués de Lafayette”
- Ukrainian: “Пам’ятник маркізу де Лафаєту”
- Urdu: “مارکوئس ڈی لافائیٹ کا مجسمہ (واشنگٹن، ڈی سی)”
- Urdu: “مارکوئس ڈی لافائیٹ کا مجسمہ”
- Western Panjabi: “مارکوئس ڈی لافائیٹ دا مجسمہ (واشنگٹن، ڈی سی)”
- Western Panjabi: “مارکوئس ڈی لافائیٹ دا مجسمہ”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Madison Place Northwest and Barack Obama – Littleleaf Linden.
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